STAR TREK: VOYAGER REVISED "Lineage" Written by James

STAR TREK: VOYAGER
"Lineage"
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FINAL DRAFT
DECEMBER 18, 2000
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SETS
STAR TREK: VOYAGER
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INTERIORS
VOYAGER
ASTROMETRICS LAB
BRIDGE
B'ELANNA AND TOM'S QUARTERS
CORRIDOR
ENGINEERING
HOLOGRID
KIM'S QUARTERS
MESS HALL
READY ROOM
SICKBAY
VERTICAL JEFFERIES TUBE
TENT
DELTA FLYER
EXTERIORS
SPACE/VOYAGER
CAMPSITE
CLEARING
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CAST
STAR TREK: VOYAGER
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JANEWAY
YOUNG B' ELANNA
CHAKOTAY
JOHN
KIM
CARL
PARIS
DEAN
DOCTOR
ELIZABETH
TUVOK
MICHAEL
TORRES
ICHEB
SEVEN OF NINE
NEELIX
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
Non-Speaking
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
TALAX
TAL-ax
OMARA S'ALAS
oh-MAH-ra sah-LAHS
CHELL
che1
BOLIANS
BO-1ee-uns
MlRAL
meer-AHL
TAYA
TAY-uh
FLOXIA
FLOX-ee-uh
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TEASER
1.
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TEASER
FADE IN:
1
EXT. SPACE - VOYAGER (OPTICAL)
1
At impulse.
1A
INT. CORRIDOR
1A
TOM and B'ELANNA walk and talk on their way to work.
She looks extremely cheerful, he looks a bit sleepy.
She smiles and nods to a passing N.D.
TORRES
Good morning.
PARIS
You're in a good mood.
TORRES
It's another beautiful day in the
Delta Quadrant.
PARIS
(dry)
What did you have for breakfast?
She smiles, pulls him aside, gives him a kiss.
TORRES
I'll see you tonight.
As she EXITS into Engineering, OFF Paris, shaking his
head, wondering what's gotten into his wife ...
2
INT. ENGINEERING
2
N.D.s are busy at their workstations.
Torres walks through,
uncharacteristically cheerful, commenting to an N.D.
TORRES
Nice job, Ensign ...
She checks the work of another N.D., smiles at him.
(CONTINUED)
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2
TORRES
You keep the warp field that
stable, you just might get us home
a few years early.
The N.D. smiles. Torres continues to the Lift, and gets
on, aS,we go to the -­
3
UPPER LEVEL
3
Where SEVEN OF NINE is instructing ICHEB at a
workstation. Mid-scene.
ICHEB
The Starfleet Manual allows for a
variance of point three.
SEVEN OF NINE
That's only a guideline.
do better.
You can
Icheb works the console as Seven walks a few feet away
to check a monitor. Torres reaches this level and steps
off the Lift - but she looks irked when she sees Icheb.
She stalks over to him, her demeanor suddenly changed.
TORRES
I don't remember giving you
permission to work here.
Icheb's surprised and intimidated by her aggressiveness.
ICHEB
I'm sorry, Lieutenant ...
(CONTINUED)
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2.
3
Seven, seeing the problem, has returned to defend Icheb.
SEVEN OF NINE
I'm helping him study Warp
Mechanics.
TORRES
You should have notified me.
a busy day, and ...
It's
She suddenly gets dizzy, steps back, steadies herself on
the railing.
Seven, concerned, reaches out to assist.
SEVEN OF NINE
Lieutenant?
Torres pushes her away, slightly disoriented.
TORRES
I'm fine ...
But she slumps woozily.
Seven supports her, lowers her
to a sitting position on the floor - as Icheb runs his
TRICORDER over her body, somewhat alarmed.
ICHEB
I'm detecting another lifesign.
Seven glances around, concerned.
SEVEN OF NINE
Where?
ICHEB
Inside Lieutenant Torres ...
Seven reacts, quickly opens her own TRICORDER.
scans ...
As she
ICHEB
It could be a parasite ...
Seven looks up from the tricorder
combadge, somewhat more taciturn.
then taps her
SEVEN OF NINE
Seven of Nine to the Doctor.
DOCTOR'S COM VOICE
Go ahead.
Seven helps a shaky Torres to her feet.
SEVEN OF NINE
I'll be accompanying Lieutenant
Torres to Sickbay.
(CONTINUED)
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(2)
3
DOCTOR'S COM VOICE
What's wrong?
Beat. Icheb stands by anxiously.
registers curiosity.
Seven merely
SEVEN OF NINE
I believe she's pregnant .
. Icheb reacts.
2A.
OFF Torres' stunned disbelief ...
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
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ACT ONE
3.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE:
4
Episode credits fall over opening scenes.)
INT. SICKBAY
4
Torres sits on a bio-bed as the DOCTOR finishes running
his MEDICAL TRICORDER over her.
PARIS stands nearby,
looking anxious.
DOCTOR
The fetus appears to be about
seven weeks old and doing quite
well ...
(smiles at Torres)
So are you.
PARIS
Why did she faint?
DOCTOR
Klingon and human metabolism
sometimes ...
(searches for word)
"Clash."
TORRES
(dry)
Tell me about it.
DOCTOR
It's not uncommon for such
pregnancies to cause biochemical
fluctuations in the mother.
PARIS
(worried)
Is that serious?
DOCTOR
Not usually.
(to Torres)
You can expect some behavioral
volatility, increased nutritional
needs ...
(avuncular)
Creating new life is a big job.
Paris is struck by the words.
PARIS
"Creating new life ... "
Paris and Torres are reeling - happy, but stunned.
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4
TORRES
I can't believe it.
The Doctor hesitates.
DOCTOR
I don't mean to be indelicate,
but ... weren't you trying to get
pregnant?
TORRES
Well, of course - I mean, we knew
we wanted a family ...
PARIS
But the odds against human-Klingon
conception are so high ...
Paris shrugs.
Tho Doctor smiles warmly.
DOCTOR
Well, apparently, you've "beaten
the odds." May I be the first to
congratulate you.
As the Doctor shakes their hands, Paris' excitement
grows.
PARIS
When's the baby due?
DOCTOR
(to Torres)
Normally Klingon pregnancies run
thirty weeks, but with mixed
species, it could be sooner.
Paris has a sudden thought.
PARIS
Is it a girl or a boy?
TORRES
No, don't tell!
They react.
She gives them a cheerful scolding.
TORRES
I want to be surprised.
PARIS
We've already been surprised.
(CONTINUED)
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5.
4
TORRES
I just don't see any reason to
"label" the baby.
I don't want to
know the gender, I don't want to
pick a name yet ...
Paris holds his hands up in mock surrender.
PARIS
Okay, okay - Mommy knows best.
Torres' eyes widen at the dawning thrill and terror of
the word.
TORRES
"Mommy?"
OFF the moment ...
5
INT. CORRIDOR
5
Torres and Paris walk as they excitedly try to absorb
the news.
PARIS
I wonder if the Holodeck has any
child-rearing programs.
TORRES
(light)
There are some things you just
can't simulate.
PARIS
I'll take whatever help I can get.
TORRES
(musing)
We should get our quarters ready.
PARIS
Maybe I'll replicate one of those
antique cribs -­
TORRES
And put it where? We'll need to
rearrange the living area.
PARIS
We'll need to do a lot more than
that ...
They stop and look nervously at each other.
the shock on his face.
She sees
(CONTINUED)
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5
TORRES
You're happy about this - right?
PARIS
Of course, I'm happy.
A little
overwhelmed, that's all.
TORRES
Me, too.
(beat)
Can we keep this to ourselves for
a while?
PARIS
Absolutely.
They hug briefly but warmly, a mutual reassurance.
she steps back.
TORRES
I have to get to work.
later ...
(confidential)
Dad.
Then
See you
She moves off down one corridor, he takes off down
another, happily distracted.
6
6
INT. MESS HALL
APPLAUSE erupts from scattered N.D.s and NEELIX, as
Paris ENTERS. He stops short.
Neelix enthusiastically
walks up.
NEELIX
Congratulations, Torn.
PARIS
How did you find out?
NEELIX
Icheb.
(worried)
He wasn't supposed to tell?
PARIS
We were hoping to keep it
private ...
(dry)
... for an hour or so.
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6
NEELIX
As they say on Talax, "Omara
s'alas." Good news has no
clothes.
PARIS
(nonplussed)
Thanks ... I guess.
NEELIX
(less than subtle)
M¥ good news would be learning
that ~ be the godfather ...
(assuringly)
I do have experience with Naomi
Wildman, you know.
Paris is touched by Neelix' implied request.
PARIS
I can't think of anyone more
qualified.
NEELIX
(smiles)
In that case ...
(down to business)
I've been making a list of
names ...
Paris smiles stiffly.
7
OFF the moment ...
INT. ENGINEERING
7
Torres works at a console as CHAKOTAY walks up.
CHAKOTAY
Have you checked the warp core for
radiation leaks today?
TORRES
(concerned)
No - why?
CHAKOTAY
You have a certain "glow" about
you.
She smiles balefully at his little joke.
Okay.
TORRES
Who told you?
Before he can respond, JANEWAY joins them cheerfully.
JANEWAY
I just heard. Congratulations.
(CONTINUED)
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8.
7
No use fighting the tide.
Torres smiles graciously.
TORRES
Thanks.
JANEWAY
(concern)
Seven said you were dizzy.
you all right?
Are
TORRES
(playing it down)
I'm fine.
CHAKOTAY
(to Janeway)
Nothing ever rattled her - not
even the Cardassians.
TORRES
(dry)
This is scarier.
Janeway smiles, tries to anticipate her needs.
JANEWAY
Would you like some time off?
TORRES
(taken aback)
To do what?
Adjust.
JANEWAY
This is a big change.
TORRES
(minimizing)
I'll work during the day, sleep at
night, have the baby when it's
time.
Janeway tries to sound reassuring.
JANEWAY
Well.
If you need to cut back on
your duties, I'm sure Seven would
be happy to fill in for you.
Less than reassured, Torres tries a hearty smile.
TORRES
I think I can handle it.
OFF her sense the world is tipping ...
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INT. CORRIDOR
9.
8
As Paris walks along, he's joined by a jovial KIM.
KIM
Congratulations, buddy.
PARIS
(dry)
Where'd you hear the news?
data stream from Earth?
In the
KIM
Actually, I think it was a Borg
transmission.
Paris smiles.
*
*
Kim tweaks him.
KIM
It's allover now. No more late
nights on the Holodeck, no more
racing the Delta Flyer ...
PARIS
Don't you think you're
exaggerating just a little?
KIM
I've seen it happen - the new dad
gets tied down with family, old
friends drop away ...
PARIS
It's fatherhood, Harry, not exile.
KIM
If you say so.
They pause at a cross-corridor.
the banter.
Kim takes a beat, stops
KIM
Kidding aside - how's it feel?
Tom takes a moment to think about it.
PARIS
It's not quite real yet.
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8
KIM
Maybe that's what pregnancy's for ­
time to let the reality sink in ...
(one last tweak)
Before your life spins out of control.
OFF Paris, amused but slightly unsettled ...
9
INT. VERTICAL JEFFERIES TUBE
9
TUVOK is working at an open panel as Paris walks by.
Paris hesitates, as if working up to something - and
approaches Tuvok on a pretext.
PARIS
Need any help?
TUVOK
(mild surprise)
Mister Paris, this may be the first
time you ever volunteered to assist me.
PARIS
Really? Well, we should change that.
I mean, we've known each other a long
time, we ought to work more closely.
TUVOK
(perplexed)
I'll keep that in mind.
PARIS
(awkward beat)
I guess you heard ...
(beat)
B'Elanna and I are having a baby.
TUVOK
I was unaware.
PARIS
Finally, someone who doesn't know.
TUVOK
Allow me to extend my best wishes.
PARIS
Thanks ...
(rambling)
A baby's a big responsibility, and
I'm ready for it - not that you
can ever be completely ready ...
(hesitant)
Can you?
Tuvok realizes Paris' rambling question is more than
rhetorical.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
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TUVOK
Lieutenant - are you asking
advice about fatherhood?
fig
for
A beat, then:
PARIS
I don't know anyone else who's
been through it.
TUVOK
I'm afraid my parenting skills are
somewhat dormant.
It's been many
years since my children were young.
PARIS
Then you've had a long time to
think back on it. Any "helpful
hints?"
Tuvok considers a moment.
TUVOK
Offspring can be disturbingly
illogical, yet profoundly
fulfilling. You should ...
(beat)
Anticipate paradox.
Paris nods thoughtfully.
PARIS
I'll remember that.
TUVOK
If you'd like my counsel on
specific issues ...
Paris gives an appreciative smile.
PARIS
Something tells me I'm going to be
"volunteering" to work with you on
a regular basis.
Tuvok acknowledges with a nod.
TIME CUT TO:
10
INT. B'ELANNA AND TOM'S QUARTERS
10
Torres ENTERS at the end of the long day - to find Tom
setting out a candle-lit meal. She smiles, but she's
too tired to give much.
TORRES
Looks nice.
(CONT INUED)
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10
PARIS
I figure quiet, romantic dinners
may soon be a thing of the past ...
(notices her strain)
Tough day?
TORRES
The Captain practically relieved
me of duty.
(irked)
As if I couldn't handle being an
Engineer and being pregnant at the
same time.
PARIS
Well, if you ever need a baby­
sitter, "Godfather Neelix" is
ready to go.
TORRES
Chakotay wants to be godfather.
PARIS
(light)
Neelix already has a list of
names.
TORRES
(shakes her head)
I don't mind people suggesting
names. What annoys me is "free
advice" about feeding,
discipline ...
PARIS
(amused)
Folk wisdom is my favorite.
According to Chell, Bolians
believe that if you give birth
near a warp core, i t ' l l improve
the baby's disposition.
Torres isn't taking it as lightly as Paris, though.
TORRES
Why does everybody feel they're
entitled to give us advice? This
is QID:. child.
PARIS
(teasing)
People should know better than to
interfere with a Klingon mother.
But she takes offense at his playful comment.
TORRES
What's that supposed to mean?
(CONTINUED)
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PARIS
(taken aback)
Nothing, it was a joke.
TORRES
What does being Klingon have to do
with it?
PARIS
Hey, take it easy ...
TORRES
I don't want to take it easy, I
want everyone to back off, and let
me ...
She stops herself.
13.
Takes a deep breath.
TORRES
The Doctor said I might experience
some "behavioral volatility."
(wry)
I guess this is it.
He gently turns her around, begins rubbing her neck.
PARIS
Forget the Doctor. Forget the
Captain, all the godfathers ...
She finally starts to relax.
TORRES
Maybe you're right.
PARIS
I know I am. This isn't about
their expectations, or hopes,
or ...
(admi tting)
... doubts. None of it belongs to
them.
She turns around, smiling gently.
TORRES
It belongs to us.
All of it.
He takes a beat - and means what he says.
PARIS
Lucky us.
They just stand there facing, holding hands.
Interrupted by a com announcement.
(CONTINUED)
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14.
10
DOCTOR'S COM VOICE
Lieutenant Torres, Lieutenant
Paris - please report to Sickbay.
As they look at each other uncertainly ...
CUT TO:
11
A HUMANOID SPINE (OPTICAL)
11
Infant-sized.
It's a holographic projection, hovering
in mid-air, rotating slowly.
It has a marked curvature.
DOCTOR (0. S.)
It's a holographic extrapolation.
Your child's spine, approximately
ten months after birth.
REVEAL we're in:
12
12
INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)
The Doctor is showing the hologram to a fascinated Paris
and a somewhat pensive Torres.
TORRES
It's deviated.
DOCTOR
Yes, there's a pronounced
curvature to the left.
PARIS
(worried)
Can it be corrected?
TORRES
I needed surgery for it when I was
a baby.
Paris reacts.
PARIS
You never told me that.
TORRES
(nods)
My mother had it, too.
DOCTOR
It tends to run in Klingon
families, especially females ...
He catches himself, but too late.
slip.
Paris jumps on the
(CONTINUED)
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PARIS
Are you saying the baby's a girl?
DOCTOR
No, I didn't say that ...
PARIS
But it is a girl?
Right?
DOCTOR
(flustered)
You cannot infer that.
Torres gives in with a tired smile.
It's okay.
us.
TORRES
You might as well tell
The Doctor is simultaneously relieved and apologetic.
DOCTOR
Yes, it's a girl. And aside from
the deviated spine, she's healthy.
Will
~
PARIS
need surgery?
DOCTOR
Fortunately, we've advanced beyond
that. Genetic modification is the
treatment of choice.
Paris eyes the spine, has a thought.
PARIS
If you can project an image of the
spine, can you use the genetic
data to show us the whole baby?
DOCTOR
(hesitates)
I could ...
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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12
DOCTOR (cont'd)
(downplaying)
It would only be an approximation.
Tom turns to B'Elanna, entreating.
PARIS
Let's take a look.
She's reluctant.
TORRES
I don't know ...
PARIS
Come on, aren't you curious?
Still dubious, but growing curious herself, now, she
shrugs.
TORRES
Okay.
Paris beams as the Doctor works his console.
13
13
ON THE HOLOGRAPHIC SPINE (OPTICAL)
A perfectly formed, ten-month-old CHILD - with Klingon
forehead ridges - slowly MATERIALIZES around the spine.
14
14
PARIS (OPTICAL)
stares at the projected baby, in awe.
PARIS
She's beautiful.
But there's an edge to Torres' smile.
a tone of casual surprise.
TORRES
Forehead ridges?
quarter Klingon.
She tries to keep
She's only one
DOCTOR
Klingon traits remain dominant for
several generations - even with a
single ancestor.
14A
ON THE BABY (OPTICAL)
PARIS
(happily)
She looks just like her mother.
14A
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17.
14B
As we PUSH IN on B'ELANNA'S FACE ...
DISSOLVE TO:
15
EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL)
15
ON JOHN TORRES - B'Elanna's father - as he smiles
ruefully at a TWELVE YEAR-OLD girl - YOUNG B'ELANNA,
shakes his head.
JOHN
You're so much like your mother.
Young B'Elanna doesn't look like she appreciates the
comparison, but before she can respond, we hear Paris'
VOICE-OVER coming through.
PARIS (V.O.)
She's perfect.
CUT TO:
16
16
INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)
Paris looks from the hologram of his daughter, to
Torres.
PARIS
Isn't she?
OFF Torres, unsettled by this unexpected flash of
memory ...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
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18.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
17
INT. B'ELANNA AND TOM'S QUARTERS
17
End of the day. B'E1anna's in bed, staring at the
ceiling, as Tom comes out of the bathroom, in shorts and
T-shirt.
PARIS
What a day.
Preoccupied, she barely responds.
TORRES
Mmm hmrn.
He gets into bed, not noticing her distant mood.
PARIS
Six years in the Delta Quadrant,
nothing ever scared me as much as
hearing the baby had a problem.
TORRES
It's not much of a problem.
PARIS
We didn't know that at first ...
TORRES
(curt)
So now we know.
He takes a beat, looks at her - interprets her distance
as worry about the baby - and seeks to reassure her.
PARIS
We also know the Doctor's going to
fix everything tomorrow morning.
Torres softens, smiles apologetically.
TORRES
I'm sorry. It's a lot to take in
all at once, and I'm really tired.
He smiles affectionately.
PARIS
We could both use some sleep.
(kisses her cheek)
Computer. Dim lights.
(CONTINUED)
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19.
17
The room lights darken.
Paris rolls over, his back to
her.
She just lies there, staring at the ceiling in the
dim shadows. Remembering. As we PUSH IN on her face ...
DISSOLVE TO:
18
EXT. CAMPSITE - DAY - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL)
18
Young B'Elanna's father, John, and ~ brother, CARL, are
doing business around a three-tent campsite with three of
Young B'Elanna's HUMAN COUSINS - nine year-old MICHAEL,
eleven year-old DEAN, and thirteen year-old ELIZABETH.
(NOTE:
To distinguish the flashbacks from the present day
story, the color is slightly DESATURATED, not unlike an old
photograph.)
Carl indicates the ashes of last night's fire.
CARL
Somebody make sure those coals are
completely out.
DEAN
I got it, Dad.
JOHN
You kids be careful and be back
before sunset.
CARL
And bring your appetites.
having fish for dinner.
We're
Elizabeth tweaks her father good-naturedly.
ELIZABETH
If you two can catch any.
Young B'Elanna trots up, carrying a high-tech SONIC
FISHING REEL.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Dad ...
John turns to her.
It's clear from her manner she loves
him, wants him to be proud of her. As she hands him the
REEL ...
YOUNG B' ELANNA
I increased the field strength of
the targetting lure.
JOHN
(smiles)
Those fish don't stand a chance.
In b.g., the other kids are looking impatient.
speaks gently.
John
(CONTINUED)
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JOHN
You better get moving. Your cousins
aren't going to wait forever.
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20.
18
She takes a beat.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
I was thinking ... maybe I could go
fishing with you and Uncle Carl.
He hesitates - but he wants her to improve her social
skills.
JOHN
thought you were looking forward to
the hike.
(light)
Just the kids ... no dads to slow you
down ...
I
Young B'Elanna looks from the other kids down to her
feet.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
They don't like me.
JOHN
Why would you say that?
She responds with a flash of quiet anger.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Because it's true.
Before he can respond, Elizabeth calls over to her
cheerfully.
ELIZABETH
Come on, B'Elanna, let's go!
JOHN
(smiles reassuringly)
See?
(beat)
Go on, have a good time.
He turns and leaves. She stands there for a beat -­
then calls after him.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Dad?
He turns back, a little impatient.
JOHN
What is it?
A beat.
Then:
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2l.
18
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Nothing.
HOLD ON Young B'Elanna as John moves off. ..
19
OMITTED
19
20
EXT. SPACE - VOYAGER (OPTICAL)
20
At impulse.
CUT TO:
21
A TOASTER
21
A replicated, mid-twentieth century chrome model.
Suddenly two pieces of toast POP UP. REVEAL we are in:
22
INT. B'ELANNA AND TOM'S QUARTERS
22
Tom grabs the toast, as a somewhat haggard Torres rushes
around getting ready for the day, pulling on her boots.
PARIS
Relax, we're not that late.
TORRES
The Doctor scheduled me for oh
eight hundred.
PARIS
You still have time for my
favorite gourmet breakfast, peanut
butter toast.
He starts spreading the sticky stuff.
TORRES
I'm too tired to eat.
PARIS
If you're having trouble sleeping
now, wait'll the oh two hundred
feedings come around.
TORRES
You'll be in charge of those.
PARIS
(dry)
I can't wait.
She takes a beat.
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22
TORRES
Look, you don't have to corne with
me.
It's a minor procedure.
He's taken aback.
PARIS
Wouldn't you like some moral support?
TORRES
I'm not an invalid.
He takes a beat - keeps it light.
PARIS
In that case, you're on your own.
He picks up both pieces of toast.
PARIS
That goes for breakfast, too.
He takes a big bite of peanut butter toast, and holding
both pieces, EXITS. OFF her weary smile ...
23
INT. SICKBAY
23
As Torres lies down on the clamshell, the Doctor bustles
around preparing instruments for the procedure.
DOCTOR
I've been expanding my database in
obstetrics and pediatrics ...
TORRES
You haven't found another problem,
have you?
DOCTOR
No, not at all. But I ~ put
together a "prenatal enrichment
program."
TORRES
Why am I not surprised?
DOCTOR
I'd like to start with "trans­
abdominal vocalization."
TORRES
Let me guess.
(dubious)
You're going to sing to my fetus?
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23
DOCTOR
Through a diatonal amplifier.
It's quite safe, and it should
enhance the child's mathematical
abilities.
She's in no mood for this right now.
TORRES
Can we talk about it later?
DOCTOR
Absolutely! At our first
parenting class?
*
TORRES
(measured)
Parenting class.
DOCTOR
Birthing techniques, feeding
options, bonding strategies ...
(enthusiastic)
It's not sll hard work, though.
We'll have ample time for fun.
*
She takes a beat - keeps a controlled smile.
TORRES
Could we get on with it?
DOCTOR
Certainly.
He swings over the arm of a GENE-ALTERATION DEVICE and
lowers the GLOWING EMITTER over her belly.
Computer.
DOCTOR
Dim lights.
The ambient lighting DIMS.
Torres looks uncertain.
TORRES
I hope you don't expect me to
sleep through this.
DOCTOR
Of course not. The darkness
encourages vascular dilation ...
*
The device GLOWING, we PUSH IN on B'Elanna, as the
Doctor continues talking in b.g.
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(2 )
24.
23
DOCTOR (0. S . )
You may feel a slight tingling.
Please remain as still as
possible.
*
*
*
OFF B'Elanna's face ...
DISSOLVE TO:
24
EXT. CLEARING - DAY - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL)
24
Young B'Elanna and her cousins have stopped for lunch.
B'Elanna sits at the edge of a small clearing - all
alone, away from the other kids, reading a PADD, as
Elizabeth opens a pack containing some wrapped
sandwiches and thermoses.
ELIZABETH
B'Elanna, corne have lunch.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
That's okay.
I'm not hungry.
ELIZABETH
You better eat while you can.
know our dads aren't going to
catch any fish.
You
B'Elanna gives in to a small smile, moves to join the
others. As Elizabeth hands her a sandwich, Dean notices
something moving near him.
- - - - - - - _..
_-­
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A WORM
25.
24A
is crawling on the short grass.
24B
DEAN
24B
gets a mischievous look in his eye.
DEAN
B'Elanna - could you hand me a
drink?
She puts her sandwich down and leans away from him to
grab a thermos. As she does, he grabs the worm in the
grass ... and places it on her sandwich.
Elizabeth
doesn't see, Michael does - but Dean gestures Michael
not to give away the prank.
Young B'Elanna hands Dean the thermos.
DEAN
Thanks.
Dean and Michael wait expectantly, as Young B'Elanna
goes back to pick up her sandwich.
25
25
THE WORM
wriggles disgustingly on her food.
26
26
B'ELANNA
SHOUTS, repulsed, and drops the sandwich.
Dean laughs.
DEAN
My teacher said Klingons like live
food.
As soon as Young B'Elanna realizes Dean did it on
purpose, she gets humiliated and angry.
She overreacts ­
grabs him by the shirt. The intensity on her face
scares him.
DEAN
It was just a joke ...
ELIZABETH
It "was a stupid joke, Dean ...
She tries to defuse the situation, apologizing for Dean
to B'Elanna.
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(2)
26.
26
ELIZABETH
B'Elanna, wait!
But she's gone.
OVER.
And from a distance, the Doctor's VOICE­
DOCTOR (V. 0 . )
That's all there is to it.
Computer, raise lights ...
CUT TO:
27
INT. SICKBAY
27
Torres opens her eyes, out of the memory, as the lights
come up and the Doctor removes the GLOWING tube from her
abdomen.
DOCTOR
Your daughter's spinal column is
now perfectly aligned.
TORRES
She's going to be all right?
DOCTOR
Better than all right - if her
parents are any indication.
He smiles.
28
OFF Torres, still unsettled ...
28
INT. HOLOGRID (OPTICAL)
Torres ENTERS, and goes to a free-standing console.
TORRES
Computer. Access B'Elanna Torres'
medical file.
A beat.
COMPUTER VOICE
File accessed.
TORRES
Project the holographic image of
the baby.
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28
The child's HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE MATERIALIZES before her.
Torres stares at it a beat, as if steeling herself.
TORRES
Now extrapolate what the child's
facial features will look like ...
at twelve years old.
A beat.
29
The image of the baby MORPHS INTO -
A GIRL (OPTICAL)
29
with dark hair and fully developed FOREHEAD RIDGES.
Bears a resemblance to the Young B'Elanna of the
flashbacks.
30
TORRES
30
stares at the girl - then starts working the console.
TORRES
Display the fetus' genome.
31
ON THE CONSOLE MONITOR (VPB)
31
A DNA sequence appears - a graphic of a DOUBLE HELIX,
beside columns of PAIRED LETTERS.
TORRES (0. S. )
Delete the following gene
sequences.
Chunks of helix and sections of paired letters are
HIGHLIGHTED - then DISAPPEAR - and the HELIX
reassembles.
32
BACK TO SCENE (OPTICAL - VPB)
TORRES
Extrapolate what the child would
look like with those genetic
changes.
The hologram of the teen girl MORPHS again - her hair
turns from brown to blondish, her shoulders narrow.
But
Torres isn't satisfied.
TORRES
Delete the following sequences.
She works the console once more.
32
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The girl's FOREHEAD RIDGES DISAPPEAR.
completely human.
34
ACT TWO
28.
33
She now looks
BACK TO SCENE
34
As Torres stares intently at her would-be daughter.
TORRES
Save changes.
The computer BEEPS.
B'Elanna has another thought.
TORRES
Restrict access to this file ...
B'Elanna Torres only.
OFF Torres' resolve ...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
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ACT THREE
29.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
35
INT. SICKBAY
35
The Doctor, looking over a PADD Torres has given him,
seems exasperated.
DOCTOR
There's no valid medical reason to
do what you're proposing.
TORRES
I disagree.
DOCTOR
You want to delete entire DNA
sequences.
The genes that create
redundant organs, for example.
TORRES
They're superfluous.
DOCTOR
Those redundancies are there for a
reason.
TORRES
(a challenge)
Does my daughter need a third lung
to survive?
DOCTOR
Strictly speaking, no ...
(beat)
But having it may be beneficial.
Some geneticists believe the extra
lung evolved to give Klingons
greater stamina on the
battlefield.
TORRES
My daughter's not going to be a
Klingon warrior.
DOCTOR
With all due respect, you have no idea
what your daughter's going to be.
Torres reacts.
DOCTOR
What if she develops an interest
in athletics? Greater lung
capacity would be an advantage.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
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35
The Doctor takes a beat, tries to be reassuring.
DOCTOR
The point is, there's no reason to
arbitrarily remove genetic
traits
But Torres isn't giving up.
TORRES
It's not arbitrary.
preventive.
She interrupts him.
It's
DOCTOR
(skeptical)
How so?
TORRES
That third lung could become
diseased, couldn't it?
DOCTOR
I suppose
TORRES
(interrupting)
Then what I'm suggesting is no
different than removing an appendix
before it becomes inflamed.
This 'argument makes some sense on the face of it, but it
still goes against the Doctor's better judgement.
DOCTOR
Why tamper with biological systems
that have evolved over eons?
TORRES
Like curvature of the spine?
A point for Torres, but the Doctor remains reluctant.
He tries a different approach.
DOCTOR
If I make these changes, i t ' l l
affect her appearance.
TORRES
I'm aware of that.
DOCTOR
Are you also aware that some of these
genes influence behavior?
Personality?
TORRES
(emphatic)
None of that's as important as her
health.
(CONTINUED)
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(2 )
31.
35
The Doctor, still resistant to the idea, keeps looking
for ways to dissuade her.
DOCTOR
What does Tom think about all
this?
TORRES
(beat)
I wanted to see what you thought
first.
DOCTOR
Well, as you can see, I'm very
dubious.
TORRES
Look - I've done statistical
analyses, epidemiology ...
(indicates her PADD)
At least review my work.
The Doctor doesn't buy it -- but he'll humor her for the
time being. He takes the PADD.
DOCTOR
All right.
I'll look at it.
But
in the meantime ...
(pointed)
I suggest you have a talk with
your husband.
CUT TO:
36
36
PARIS
hair rumpled, sleeves rolled up, holding a hyperspanner,
looking indignant.
PARIS
Absolutely not.
WIDEN TO REVEAL we are in:
37
37
INT. DELTA FLYER
He steps away from the panel he's been working on, as
Torres confronts him.
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CONTINUED:
32.
37
TORRES
This is our child's health we're
talking about.
PARIS
It's more than that.
You want to
erase who she~. Her
individuality, her ...
Searching for the word, Paris has a moment of
realization.
Yo~
PARIS
don't want her to be Klingon.
She doesn't answer - which brings everything into focus
for Tom.
PARIS
That's what this is really about,
isn't it?
(off her silence)
You're trying to protect her from
being Klingon.
Because you had a
rough time when you were a kid.
Torres reacts to the dismissive tone of Tom's last
sentence. Not to put too fine a point on it:
TORRES
I was treated like a monster.
He can see the pain on her face - it makes him more
sympathetic.
PARIS
That won't happen to our daughter.
Everyone on Voyager will accept
her for who she is.
TORRES
That's easy for you to say.
You're human.
PARIS
Meaning what, exactly?
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(2)
33.
37
TORRES
Meaning you don't understand what
it's like.
PARIS
(sincere)
Okay. Tell me.
She takes a beat.
She really wants him to get it.
TORRES
When the people around you are all
one way, and you're not - you
can't help feeling ... like there's
something wrong with you.
PARIS
But Voyager's not all one way - we
have Bajorans, Vulcans, a
Talaxian ...
TORRES
And a hundred and forty humans.
PARIS
B'Elanna, our child's going to
have a mixed heritage, just like
her mother.
It's something the
two of you will have in common ...
something she should be proud of.
Why destroy it?
TORRES
I'm not "destroying" anything.
Gene resequencing isn't a weapon.
It's a tool - like a hyperspanner.
PARIS
She's not a machine.
daughter.
She's our
As they face each other for a long, intense beat ...
TIME CUT TO:
38
INT. READY ROOM
38
Where Janeway faces Paris and Torres with calm concern.
JANEWAY
I'm not exactly sure what you want
me to do.
Torres speaks with a certain formality - to be perfectly
clear.
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34.
38
TORRES
I want you to order the Doctor to
genetically alter my child.
PARIS
(to Janeway)
You see what I'm dealing with
here?
Janeway treads carefully, speaks gently to Torres.
JANEWAY
What you're asking for is
ethically questionable. The
Doctor has reservations, your
husband's against it ...
TORRES
I only want to do what you did ...
(beat)
... for Seven of Nine.
Janeway is completely taken aback.
JANEWAY
I beg your pardon?
TORRES
You had her implants removed.
JANEWAY
I don't see the connection.
TORRES
You altered her physiology.
changed who she was.
You
JANEWAY
I was acting in her best
interests.
That's all
TORRES
~ doing.
Janeway sees the parallel.
him angry.
Tom does too, and it makes
PARIS
Seven was ~ human - the Captain
just helped restore her original
physiology.
TORRES
And gave her a better life in the
process.
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35.
(2)
38
PARIS
Our child's not even born yet.
How do you know what's going to
make her life better?
TORRES
(emotions rising)
I just don't want her to start at
a disadvantage!
Paris takes a beat -­ tries to defuse the tension, but
he's unintentionally patronizing.
PARIS
Look, the Doctor said you might
experience some "mood swings."
TORRES
That's it.
Dismiss my argument as
some kind of "hormonal outburst" -­
*
PARIS
I didn't mean that
JANEWAY
Stop it, both of you.
Silence.
They're both frustrated.
JANEWAY
(continuing)
The biggest problem you two have
isn't ethical.
(gentle)
It's marital.
They react.
Janeway chooses her words with sensitivity.
JANEWAY
I'm happy to offer you advice - as
a friend.
But as your Captain ...
I'm not going to overrule the
Chief Medical Officer.
(beat)
You two need to work this out.
OFF Torres' stoic reaction ...
38A
38A
INT. CORRIDOR
Torres is walking fast,
calls after her.
several paces ahead of Tom.
He
PARIS
B'Elanna ...
TORRES
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
35A.
38A
PARIS
You heard the Captain.
work this out.
We have to
She stops, turns, angry.
TORRES
There's nothing to "work out."
You're getting what you want.
PARIS
What I want is to have a civilized
discussion with my wife ...
(an idea)
Maybe a change of scenery would
help.
How about the Holodeck?
TORRES
That's your solution for
everything.
PARIS
At least I'm trying.
She doesn't answer.
PARIS
Look, I don't care where we do it,
but we've got to talk this out in
a calm, rational -­
TORRES
(interrupting)
I'm tired of talking, all right?
And with that, she peels off down another corridor,
leaving Tom standing there, frustrated.
39
39
INT. KIM'S QUARTERS
Kim is relaxing, PLAYING his SAX, when the DOOR CHIMES.
Kim walks to the door, works the control. The door
slides open, revealing ... Paris, standing there with a
duffel bag.
PARIS
Do I need a reservation?
KIM
What happened?
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CONTINUED:
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39
PARIS
I think B'Elanna and I need some
time apart.
Kim gestures him in with a smile.
KIM
My couch is your couch.
TIME CUT TO:
40
INT. KIM'S QUARTERS
40
Tom is wrapping a sheet over the couch, as Kim brings in
a pillow.
Tom looks glum.
PARIS
She's barely pregnant, and we're
already having a major crisis.
KIM
You'll make up.
You always do.
PARIS
That's what worries me. We're
always fighting and making up.
How's that going to affect our
daughter?
Kim is supportive.
KIM
She's going to have a great life.
Piloting the ship from your lap,
battling Doctor Chaotica on the
Holodeck ...
PARIS
Unless B'Elanna thinks "battling"
is "too Klingon."
Kim takes a beat - tosses Paris a pillow.
KIM
She's always been sensitive about
being part Klingon. You know
that.
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CONTINUED:
37.
40
PARIS
That doesn't give her the right to
turn our child into a science
experiment.
KIM
But it does explain why this is so
important to her.
PARIS
So what am I supposed to do?
KIM
Maybe you should tell her you
understand.
Paris is surprised.
PARIS
What good will that do?
KIM
It might make her less defensive.
Then maybe it'd be easier for her
to see your point of view.
PARIS
And if she can't?
Kim shrugs.
KIM
(beat)
Like I said ... my couch is your
couch.
OFF Paris, anything but reassured ...
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EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL)
38.
41
Early evening, the kids are just starting the campfire.
B'Elanna's not around.
John looks worried, staring up a
trail, near Carl.
JOHN
She should be back by now.
Carl calls back to the campfire.
CARL
Nobody has any idea where she
went?
DEAN
(pointing)
She just ran off down there.
JOHN
I'm going to look for her.
He starts to go. The kids look a little uncomfortable -­
Elizabeth calls out.
ELIZABETH
Uncle John ...
He turns back.
JOHN
Yes?
But before she can say anything, Young B'Elanna walks
into camp.
John, enormously relieved, goes to her.
JOHN
B'Elanna, where have you been?
YOUNG B' ELANNA
I'm sorry.
I got kind of ...
(glances at kids)
... separated.
Elizabeth steps forward.
ELIZABETH
It was our fault ...
MICHAEL
(pipes up)
It was Dean's fault!
He put a
worm in her sandwich.
Dean glares at Michael.
CARL
Dean?
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41
DEAN
I was only kidding ...
(chastened, to B'Elanna)
I'm sorry.
A beat.
Then:
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Forget it.
She walks a few steps off.
Carl, seeing her discomfort,
motions to the other kids to give John and B'Elanna some
privacy.
CARL
Let's get dinner started.
As they go off, John walks over to Young B'Elanna.
too, can see she's troubled.
He,
JOHN
You want to talk about it?
She's struggling with something.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
I just wish -­
JOHN
You wish what?
A beat.
Then:
YOUNG B' ELANNA
I wish I weren't Klingon.
JOHN
Now why would you say that?
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Because everyone makes fun of me.
JOHN
(s kepti cal)
Who's everyone?
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Dean, the kids at school ...
(beat)
They all hate me.
John considers for a beat, smiles.
JOHN
Did I ever tell you what the kids
at my school used to call me?
B'Elanna shakes her head.
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(2 )
41
JOHN
I used to fall asleep in class all
the time.
So instead of John
Torres, they called me John "Snore­
ez."
YOUNG B' ELANNA
It's not the same thing ...
JOHN
Of course it is.
(beat)
Kids tease each other, they can be
very cruel ... but it doesn't mean
they hate you ... or that they hate
Klingons.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
You don't understand ...
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(3)
40.
41
JOHN
I think I do.
(beat)
You have to learn to be a little
less sensitive.
B'Elanna's not convinced.
But she decides not to argue.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Fine.
Laughter from the fireside.
good time.
The others are having a
JOHN
Now, come on, Uncle Carl's going
to tell one of his famous "fish
stories."
B'Elanna glances from her father to the fire and back
again.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
I'd rather just read.
John looks disappointed.
JOHN
Suit yourself.
She nods.
He moves to join the others.
She walks to
her pack, takes out a PADD, turns on a plasma lantern,
sits on a rock. But she can't really concentrate on her
reading.
She glances over at the other kids, laughing
and having a great time.
OFF her isolation ...
CUT TO:
42-44
42-44 OMITTED
45
45
INT. B'ELANNA AND TOM'S QUARTERS
ON B'ELANNA, sitting in bed, holding her knees up to her
chest, her eyes filled with tears at this memory_
46
46
WIDE SHOT
of B'Elanna sitting there, in the middle of the empty
bed, the empty room, the total isolation ...
FADE OUT.
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41.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
47
EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL)
47
John stokes the crackling campfire. After a beat, Carl
emerges from a tent, and joins John.
JOHN
Everybody asleep?
CARL
(nods)
They were exhausted.
Carl reaches for a thermos.
CARL
Coffee?
JOHN
Sure.
As Carl starts to pour ...
CARL
Listen, I'm sorry ...
CAMERA BEGINS TO PUSH PAST the two men toward one of the
tents as they continue (O.C.).
JOHN
For what?
CARL
The way Dean treated B'Elanna.
had a talk with him.
I
JOHN
(shrugs)
He was just doing what eleven year
olds do.
CAMERA FINDS Young B'Elanna, awake, peering through a
mesh opening in her tent, eavesdropping.
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47
JOHN
I'm sure B'Elanna overreacted.
Young B'Elanna reacts, stung.
INTERCUT:
47A
OMITTED
48
THE CAMPFIRE
47A
48
where the conversation continues.
CARL
What makes you say that?
John stares into the fire, beginning to unburden himself
to his older brother.
JOHN
She's too damn sensitive.
CARL
What do you mean?
kid.
She's a great
JOHN
You haven't been around her much
the last couple of years. She's
gotten moody ... unpredictable ...
argumentative.
(musing)
Just like her mother.
Again B'Elanna reacts.
CARL
I thought you loved Miral's ...
intensity.
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48
John considers.
JOHN
Everything's become a fight with
her.
(beat)
I guess ... the older I get ... the
less "intensity" I can handle.
Carl looks concerned for his younger brother.
beat as John continues musing.
A long
JOHN
It's funny how Mom and Dad always
turn out to be right.
CARL
What do you mean?
JOHN
Morn warned me not to marry Miral.
CARL
(confused)
Mom loved Miral.
JOHN
Sure she did. But she never
thought I had the "constitution"
to live with a Klingon.
A beat.
He smiles sadly at the irony.
JOHN
Now I'm living with two of them.
49
49
ON YOUNG B'ELANNA
peering through the mesh, stunned and wounded by what
she's hearing.
From far away, we hear Chakotay's
VOICE.
CHAKOTAY (V. 0 . )
Taya.
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INT. ENGINEERING - UPPER LEVEL
43.
50
Torres is working a console as she's jarred out of her
memory - to find Chakotay standing there, waiting for a
response.
She looks at him, confused.
TORRES
What?
CHAKOTAY
Taya.
It's the feminine form of
Chakotay. What do you think?
TORRES
(wry)
I'll add it to the list ... right
after Floxia.
(off his look)
Neelix suggested that one.
It's
number thirty-two.
Chakotay smiles.
CHAKOTAY
On second thought, you and Tom
ought to come up with your own
name.
B'Elanna smiles wearily.
TORRES
I knew there was a reason I always
liked you.
He can see she's been under a strain.
CHAKOTAY
You look like you've been up all
night. Want to get some coffee?
She takes a beat, smiles at her old friend.
TORRES
That's the best offer I've had all
week.
OFF the camaraderie ...
51
INT. CORRIDOR
51
As Torres and Chakotay walk to breakfast, Paris comes
out of a side corridor and joins them.
It's a little
awkward.
PARIS
Morning.
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51
Torres gives a civil smile.
TORRES
Hi.
CHAKOTAY
Join us for breakfast?
Tom looks at B'Elanna - it's her call.
She just keeps
walking, eyes forward.
Chakotay picks up on the
tension, puts two and two together.
CHAKOTAY
You know what? I forgot my PADD.
Why don't you two go ahead, I'll
meet you in the Mess Hall.
He tactfully peels off, as Paris and Torres keep
walking.
It's a bit strained.
So.
PARIS
How are you today?
TORRES
(cool)
I haven't changed my mind, if
that's what you mean.
PARIS
No, what I meant was ... how are
you?
She finally takes the question at face value.
TORRES
I've been better.
(shrugs)
I'll get over it.
He nods kindly, gets a kink in his neck, brings his hand
up to rub it.
PARIS
Harry has the lumpiest pillows on
the ship, he snores, he keeps the
room way too hot ...
(sidelong glance)
I missed you.
They stop.
She clearly wants to make up, as well.
TORRES
Me, too.
He smiles with relief, getting an idea.
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45.
51
PARIS
Listen, I still owe you a slice of
peanut butter toast. Why don't we
go back to our quarters, fire up
the toaster ...
He pauses, hopeful.
She takes a beat, smiles warmly.
TORRES
Sounds nice.
But just as they start walking, the Doctor interrupts
them on the com.
DOCTOR'S COM VOICE
Lieutenant Torres, Lieutenant
Paris, please report to Sickbay.
OFF their uncertainty ...
52
INT. SICKBAY
52
The Doctor speaks to Torres, who looks impatient.
stands beside her, ready to be supportive.
Paris
DOCTOR
I've reviewed the data you gave
me, and I've also done my own
analysis -­
TORRES
(curt)
You can skip the details, Doctor.
You've already made it clear what
you think of my proposal.
DOCTOR
Actually, I've changed my opinion.
TORRES
What?
DOCTOR
I believe the genetic alterations
you suggested are necessary.
Torres seems stunned silent.
*
Paris looks aghast.
PARIS
On what grounds?
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52
DOCTOR
The "clash" I mentioned - between
Klingon and human metabolism ­
it's more extensive than I
realized.
TORRES
How extensive?
DOCTOR
(grim)
Theoretically, it could lead to
complete metabolic failure.
Tom and B'Elanna reflexively pull together.
TORRES
But you can fix it.
DOCTOR
(nods resolutely)
By eliminating most of her Klingon
genetic material.
Paris is taken aback by the information.
PARIS
Are you sure about this?
DOCTOR
My analysis was quite thorough.
Of course, if our circumstances
were different, you'd be free to
seek a second opinion.
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(2 )
52
PARIS
No offense, Doc.
I'm just trying
to understand what's going on.
DOCTOR
(hands Paris a PADD)
You're welcome to review my
findings.
But let me stress - it
would be unwise to delay this too
long.
TORRES
Why?
DOCTOR
The fetus is at a critical stage
of development.
Antibodies have
begun to form.
PARIS
How long do we have?
DOCTOR
(beat)
I've scheduled the procedure for
tomorrow morning ...
(to Torres)
With your permission.
Torres looks at Tom hesitantly - then nods at the
Doctor.
OFF the tension ...
53
53
INT. ASTROMETRICS LAB
Seven is working with Icheb at a console, as Paris
ENTERS with a PADD. He smiles uncertainly.
PARIS
I wanted to thank you both for
helping B'Elanna when she fainted.
Seven gives Icheb a wry glance.
SEVEN OF NINE
I'm just glad it wasn't a
"parasite."
Paris hesitates.
PARIS
You probably don't know this ...
but there may be some problems
with the pregnancy.
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53
SEVEN OF NINE
I'm sorry to hear that.
Paris holds up a PADD.
PARIS
The Doctor's suggested a treatment
for the baby, but his findings are
very confusing ... at least to me.
(to Icheb)
You have some expertise in
genetics.
Do you mind taking a
look at this?
ICHEB
Of course not.
Paris hands him the PADD, and Icheb begins vigorously
working it. Seven tries to reassure Paris.
SEVEN OF NINE
Whatever the problem is, I have no
doubt the Doctor will solve it.
PARIS
(tense)
I hope you're right.
Icheb finishes working the PADD, turns to Paris.
ICHEB
Your confusion is understandable.
There's a computational error.
SEVEN OF NINE
It's not like the Doctor to make a
mistake.
PARIS
I didn't think it was possible.
(beat)
Unless there's some kind of glitch
in his program?
SEVEN OF NINE
I'll run a diagnostic.
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49.
53
She begins working her console.
to Paris.
Icheb speaks hesitantly
ICHEB
Please tell Lieutenant Torres, if
there's anything I can do ...
PARIS
(beat - smiles)
I'll let her know. Thanks.
SEVEN OF NINE
(still working)
It appears to be more than a
"glitch ... "
(beat)
I believe the Doctor's program has
been tampered with.
Paris, his worst fears emerging, immediately hits his
combadge.
PARIS
B'Elanna, this is Tom.
(bea t)
Respond.
No response.
A beat of tension.
Computer.
PARIS
Locate Lieutenant Torres.
COMPUTER VOICE
Lieutenant Torres is in Sickbay.
OFF the moment ...
54
54
INT. SICKBAY
Lights are dim around the Surgical Bay.
Torres lies
down on the clamshell, as the Doctor prepares to do the
procedure.
DOCTOR
Frankly, I'm relieved you decided
not to wait 'til the last minute.
Torres smiles thinly.
TORRES
Once this is behind us, I'm sure
we'll all feel better.
OFF the moment ...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FOUR
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50.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
55
INT. ASTROMETRICS LAB - MOMENTS LATER
55
Seven works at a console.
SEVEN OF NINE
Someone's blocked communications
to Sickbay.
PARIS
See if you can deactivate the
Doctor.
Seven works, shakes her head.
SEVEN OF NINE
Access to his program has been
restricted.
PARIS
Keep trying.
(hits his cornbadge)
Paris to Tuvok.
TUVOK'S COM VOICE
Go ahead.
PARIS
Meet me in Sickbay.
56
56
INT. CORRIDOR
Paris and Tuvok walk quickly down the corridor, two
Security N.D.s behind them.
Paris has just finished
filling him in.
TUVOK
Why would she alter the Doctor's
program?
PARIS
To "change his mind" about the
medical procedure.
They reach the door to Sickbay.
Computer.
It doesn't open.
PARIS
Open the Sickbay doors.
Beat,_
COMPUTER VOICE
Unable to comply_
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51.
56
One of the N.D.s moves (O.C.), as Tuvok works the door
control - but it still doesn't open.
TUVOK
Override, authorization Tuvok
alpha pi.
COMPUTER VOICE
Authorization denied.
The N.D. returns from (O.C.) with an Emergency Door
Opener and hands it to Tuvok.
Tuvok and Paris use it to
pry the door open.
57
INT. SICKBAY - CONTINUOUS
(OPTICAL)
57
They stride toward the dimmed clamshell area.
Doctor!
PARIS
Stop what you're doing!
The Doctor looks up, indignant.
DOCTOR
You're interrupting a medical
procedure.
Tom and Tuvok reach the clamshell area, but they're
stopped by a FORCEFIELD. They react.
PARIS
Your program's been altered.
As the Doctor looks at Paris in confusion,.Tuvok goes to
a console to try shutting down the forcefield.
DOCTOR
What do you mean, "altered?"
TORRES
(to the Doctor)
Ignore him ...
PARIS
B'Elanna, this is completely
irrational ...
DOCTOR
Will someone please tell me what's
going on?
TORRES
I'm your patient.
is to me.
58
OMITTED
Your first duty
58
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ON TUVOK
51A.
59
who gives up at the control panel, and hits his
combadge.
TUVOK
Tuvok to the Bridge.
KIM'S COM VOICE
Kim here.
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CONTINUED:
52.
59
TUVOK
There's a forcefield in Sickbay.
I
can't deactivate it. Cut power to
the EPS relays around the Surgical
Bay.
60
INT. BRIDGE
60
Kim works at his station.
KIM
Access has been restricted.
have to bypass them.
61
I'll
INT. SICKBAY
61
Torres, sitting up now, speaks insistently to the
Doctor.
TORRES
You said it could be dangerous to
delay the procedure.
PARIS
She's manipulating you, Doc ... in
more ways than one.
The Doctor looks to Torres.
DOCTOR
I'm sorry, Lieutenant, but if
there's something wrong with my
program
TORRES
There's nothing wrong with your
program
62
INT. BRIDGE
62
Kim works, speaks to com.
KIM
I'm cutting power to the Surgical
Bay ... now.
63
OMITTED
63
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INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)
64
The FORCEFIELD DEMATERIALIZES. Tom retracts the GLOWING
Gene-Alteration Device. Tuvok moves to the Doctor.
TUVOK
I suggest we deactivate your
program until we've determined the
extent of the alterations.
DOCTOR
I understand.
(beat)
Computer.
Deactivate EMH.
The Doctor ZIMMERS out.
53.
Torres furiously confronts Tom.
TORRES
You had no right to interfere!
Paris looks at Tuvok and the N.D.s standing there
uncertainly.
PARIS
Tuvok - would you mind giving us a
minute?
Tuvok nods tactfully, gestures to the N.D.s, and they
EXIT. Tom turns back to B'Elanna.
PARIS
I never thought you'd go this
far ...
TORRES
I don't know what you're talking
about.
PARIS
Re-programming the Doctor?
TORRES
(beat)
I up-graded his program. So he
could understand what had to be
done.
PARIS
You mean reconfigure our baby.
(baffled)
So she won't be treated like a
"monster?"
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54.
64
TORRES
This isn't just about the way
she'll be treated.
PARIS
What else is it about?
A long beat.
She doesn't answer.
Paris presses her.
PARIS
Come on, B'Elanna, tell me.
TORRES
(fires back)
It's about my father, okay?
Paris is surprised.
He pauses, defuses his tone.
PARIS
What about him?
Again, she doesn't answer.
Paris prods her.
PARIS
You never talk about him.
I mean,
I know he left when you were a
kid ...
Torres still won't be drawn in.
Paris presses on.
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(2)
55.
64
PARIS
But before that ... were you close?
This strikes a chord with B'Elanna.
TORRES
Inseparable. He spoiled me and I
worshipped him ...
(beat)
But the older I got ...
She shrugs.
TORRES
We grew apart.
He ended up
organizing this camping trip with
my cousins.
I guess he was trying
to ... I don't know ... make things
bet ter again ...
Paris speaks gently.
PARIS
But it didn't.
TORRES
It was awful ...
OFF Torres as she tells him the story, beginning in
VOICE-OVER ...
DISSOLVE TO:
65-66
65-66 OMITTED
67
67
EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL)
TORRES (V. O. )
... and I ended up trying to run
away.
Young B'Elanna is quietly stuffing gear into her pack
outside the tent. John - hearing the rustling - comes
out of his tent and finds her, concerned.
JOHN
B'Elanna?
She glances at him, caught.
Tears in her eyes.
JOHN
What are you doing?
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INT. SICKBAY
56.
68
Where B'Elanna continues the story, lost in the memory
now, tears in her eyes, too.
TORRES
It was stupid ...
(sad smile)
I mean, where was I going to go?
PARIS
(gently)
You probably just wanted him to
stop you.
TORRES
(nods)
Well, he did.
BACK TO:
69
EXT. CAMPSITE (OPTICAL)
69
Young B'Elanna continues stuffing the pack.
John tries
to take her by the shoulders, turn her to face him, but
she pulls away angrily.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Don't touch me!
John is shocked by her vehemence.
JOHN
B'Elanna, what's wrong?
YOUNG B' ELANNA
You know what's wrong.
JOHN
No, I don't ...
Young B'Elanna issues a defiant challenge.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
Maybe I'm just being "moody and
unpredictable."
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57.
CONTINUED:
69
It has a familiar ring to it, but it's taking John a
beat to put it together.
JOHN
What are you talking about?
YOUNG B' ELANNA
I heard what you said to Uncle
Carl.
A beat as John digests this.
reacts defensively.
He closes his eyes, sighs,
JOHN
You shouldn't be listening to
private conversations -­
YOUNG B' ELANNA
(voice rising)
And you shouldn't have said what
you did about Mommy!
A couple of the other kids' faces have started to appear
at the tent flaps, roused by the argument.
Carl peeks
out too, looks from John and B'Elanna to the other kids,
admonishes them.
CARL
Everyone back to bed.
As the kids withdraw back into their tents ...
69A
69A
NEW ANGLE
John takes B'Elanna a little distance away from the
tents, softens his tone.
JOHN
B'Elanna, listen to me.
Your
mother and I are having problems,
but -­
YOUNG B' ELANNA
You don't love her any more.
JOHN
That's not true
Yes it is.
either!
YOUNG B' ELANNA
And you don't love me
JOHN
B' Elanna ...
But all her pent up humiliation and rage is coming out
now.
(CONTINUED)
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58.
69A
YOUNG B' ELANNA
You're no different than anyone
else! You don't like Klingons.
You said it!
JOHN
You're twisting my words,
B' Elanna ...
BACK TO:
70
INT. SICKBAY
Where Torres is near tears.
70
Paris tries to console her.
PARIS
Maybe he was right ... maybe you
misunderstood ...
TORRES
No.
I know what I heard.
me so angry ...
PARIS
You had a right to be.
things he said -­
It made
After the
She unleashes her pent up anger.
TORRES
It's not what hg said!
~ said!
It's what
BACK TO:
71
EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT - FLASHBACK (OPTICAL)
71
B'Elanna shouts at her father.
YOUNG B' ELANNA
If you can't stand living with
us ... why don't you just leave?!
A beat of stunned silence for both of them, her words
hanging in the air. OFF Young B'Elanna, shocked by her
own vehemence ...
DISSOLVE BACK TO:
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72-74 OMITTED
75
59.
72-74
INT. SICKBAY - CLOSE ON ADULT TORRES
75
reeling from the memory, speaking softly now, as much to
herself as to Tom.
TORRES
And that's exactly what he did ...
PARIS
B'Elanna ...
TORRES
Twelve days later.
(beat)
And he never came back.
PARIS
(gently)
You can't blame yourself for that.
TORRES
(drained)
Why not?
PARIS
Because ... he was obviously
unhappy about his marriage.
He
didn't leave just because you told
him to.
TORRES
You don't know that.
A beat.
PARIS
Look, whatever the reason, I'm sure
it's been a horrible thing for you to
live with.
(beat)
But I still don't understand what
it has to do with our baby.
Another beat.
She eyes him.
Paris has a realization.
PARIS
Wait a minute.
You think ... ?
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75
She shrugs at him sadly through her tears.
PARIS
B'Elanna, I am never going to
leave you.
TORRES
You say that now.
(beat)
But think about how hard it is for
you to live with one Klingon.
Pretty soon it'll be two.
PARIS
And some day I hope it'll be three
or four.
B'Elanna shakes her head: he's just trying to make her
feel better.
PARIS
I mean it.
(beat)
And I hope everyone of them is
~ .l.i..kg you.
She reacts.
He takes her by the shoulders.
PARIS
B'Elanna, I'm not your father.
And you're not your mother ...
(beat)
... and our little girl is going to
be perfect ...
(beat)
... just the way she is.
A long beat.
Torres desperately wants to believe him.
TORRES
You really think so?
PARIS
I know so.
Tom pulls her into a tight embrace. As she sobs quietly
into his chest, letting everything go ...
76
EXT. SPACE - VOYAGER (OPTICAL)
76
At warp.
DOCTOR (V. o. )
Medical Officer's Log, Stardate
54452.6. Lieutenant Torres has
deleted the alterations she made
to my program.
(MORE)
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61.
76
DOCTOR (V.O.) (cont'd)
It's a relief to be back to "my
old self" again.
77
INT. SICKBAY (OPTICAL)
77
The Doctor is working at a console when Torres ENTERS.
DOCTOR
Good morning, Lieutenant.
not feeling ill, are you?
You're
TORRES
No, I'm fine.
I just wanted to
apologize ... for violating your
program.
He takes a beat to think about it.
DOCTOR
Apology accepted. Not Guilty by
reason of biochemistry.
TORRES
Nice of you to "let me off the
hook."
(beat)
But biochemistry isn't an excuse.
I knew exactly what I was doing.
She suddenly reacts to a strange sensation.
TORRES
Ooh.
DOCTOR
(concerned)
Is something wrong?
TORRES
I don't know.
The Doctor scans her with a tricorder.
smiles.
A beat, then he
DOCTOR
Your baby's kicking.
TORRES
So soon?
DOCTOR
Well, she is part Klingon.
TORRES
(smiles)
There it is again.
The Doctor tentatively reaches out a hand.
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77
DOCTOR
May I?
She nods, the Doctor puts his hand on her belly.
beat, then he smiles.
A
DOCTOR
Feisty little thing, isn't she?
(wry)
I wonder where she gets that from.
Torres smiles -- hesitant.
TORRES
Speaking of the baby - I have
another request.
The Doctor looks cautious.
DOCTOR
Yes?
TORRES
I wonder if you'd like to be her
godfather.
The Doctor is uncharacteristically speechless.
hurries on.
Torres
TORRES
Neelix wants the job, but he's
already got Naomi Wildman.
Chakotay knows even less about
kids than Harry does, and ...
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(2 )
62.
77
DOCTOR
(interrupting)
I accept.
She can see how touched he is.
She smiles.
TORRES
Thanks.
The Doctor is honored.
DOCTOR
Thank you.
She pauses, reluctant to leave.
TORRES
I was also wondering ... do you
think I could see her one more
time? The holographic projection,
I mean.
DOCTOR
I don't see why not.
He works the console.
In a few moments, the HOLOGRAPHIC
PROJECTION of the one-year-old baby MATERIALIZES.
78
ON THE BABY (OPTICAL)
78
Eyes closed, peaceful.
79
Forehead ridges and all.
79
BACK TO SCENE (OPTICAL)
Torres looks lovingly at the hologram.
TORRES
She is cute, isn't she?
The Doctor beams.
OFF the moment ...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END